PISCES (Policy Innovation Systems for the Poor) is a 5 year research consortium, with the objective to understand the links and trade-offs between water, food, energy and environmental security, with a focus on the role of bioenergy in increasing energy access and improving livelihoods for the poor in Africa and Asia.  The results of the research are aimed at pro

Eco Ltd are a consortium partner of the Competence Platform on Energy Crop and Agroforestry Systems for Arid and Semi-arid Ecosystems- Africa (COMPETE), www.compete-bioafrica.net the overall objective of which is to stimulate bioenergy implementation in arid and semi-arid regions in Afri

Introducing EcoTrack

Project monitoring is often haphazard and time-consuming. Furthermore, results from monitoring do not always lead to improvement and learning. Now EcoTrack makes project results transparent and easy to use.

What does the global dialogue on climate change mean for individual countries? Can countries “climate-proof” their socio-economic development strategies? Eco Ltd is working with the country office of an international development organization on a pilot report to address these questions in Croatia, structuring a project design workshop and supporting the development of a pilot Human Development Report focusing on climate change.

Eco Ltd is working as climate expert in a consortium with Canadian company Baastel to help an international Development Bank to develop sustainable energy project proposals for the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in Africa. Our work under this contact highlights our expertise in designing large development projects in the climate change sector, and the expertise we can offer organisations in this field.

Eco Ltd. Secures 1 000 000 USD Grant for Removal of Barriers to Energy Efficiency in the Biomass Sector in Kenya - 19 March 2006

Great strides in energy efficiency, energy conservation, and renewable energy are soon to be realized in Kenya with the recent awarding of a grant by the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) to a project developed by Eco, Ltd., jointly with local parties, and on behalf of the United Nations Development Programme.

Eco Ltd has developed a Results-Based Monitoring (RBM) system for the Programme for Basic Energy and Conservation (ProBEC).

ProBEC commissioned the RBM system to meet the challenge of collecting high-quality consistent data across many projects and countries in a format that would meet diverse donor reporting requirements and inform the project implementation process.

Eco Ltd prepared a project brief for a medium scale project (MSP) for GTZ-ProBEC for submission to UNDP-GEF. The project aims to "Remove barriers to Biomass Energy Conservation in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and institutions in the Southern African Development Community (SADC)". Eco provided leadership in country data collection in Lesotho, Namibia, Malawi, and Zimbabwe and provided back-stopping for local consultants who collected data in Mozambique and South Africa.

In a consortium lead by IISD, Eco is assisting GVEP to develop its communications and knowledge strategies and their effectiveness and accessibility in the African context. This includes analysis of networks such as EUEI, PCIA, REEEP, GNSED, LP Gas Challenge, ENERGIA, HEDON, and regional networks such as ARECOP, and AFREPREN.